semi-autobiography

noun

semi-au·​to·​bi·​og·​ra·​phy ˌse-mē-ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē 

-bē-,

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-

variants or less commonly semiautobiography

plural semi-autobiographies also semiautobiographies

: a work (such as a novel or film) that is partly autobiography and partly fiction : a fictionalized account of the author's life

… this is Baltimore-based Levinson's semi-autobiography, telling of the Krychinsky family's path, off the boat and into the middle class, from idealism to reality.

—TV Guide

Examples of semi-autobiography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

May December Christophe Honoré dares candid semi-autobiography in a coming-of-age story about Paul Kircher’s coming-of–personal responsibility. —Armond White, National Review, 5 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above